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David Ezell, Crooked Creek Many things can come to mind when we think of invasive species. It can happen in plant life or animal life.

LITTLE ROCK - Logan Perry of Flippin, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The Dean’s List recognized more than 1,175 students with superior academic performances at the end of the semester.

Subcommittee discusses Concealed Carry Study This week, the Arkansas Legislative Council Game and Fish/State Police Subcommittee held a meeting to discuss concealed carry laws in Arkansas. This meeting was part of a series of meetings held as part of the Arkansas Firearms and Concealed Carry Laws Study.

The Senate Education Committee has begun its review of the adequacy and equity of Arkansas public school funding. Lawmakers conduct a thorough review every two years, with the help of legislative staff.

Alexa Henning, Governor’s Office LITTLE ROCK — Governor Sanders today announced that Arkansas has joined Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program that will aid families to purchase food during the summer months for children who qualify for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Summer EBT is launching this year and will provide $120 in food benefits for each eligible child over the summer months.

Hello, Marion County! My name is Phyllis Graham, and I am a Republican seeking your vote for Marion County JP District 7. I have lived in Rea Valley for 8 years after moving here from Blytheville, and I love where I live.

The first bottle of a reagent that can be used in life-saving cancer therapy developed by Our Blood Institute has been distributed by OBI LittleRock ─ Our Blood Institute is excited to announce a groundbreaking milestone. For the past two years OBI has been developing a method that would allow blood donated by our dedicated donors to make reagents used for life-saving cancer therapies.

submitted by Nate Bell, ACT Little Rock – Today, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin rejected four submissions for proposed popular names and ballot titles for the Arkansas Citizens for Transparency (ACT) Drafting Committee’s proposed constitutional amendment aimed at maintaining and protecting government transparency in Arkansas.